Girl, 15, killed after being shot in the neck at address in east London near Olympic Park

The 15-year-old girl who was shot in east London yesterday has been named as schoolgirl Shereka Marsh (Picture: Facebook)

A 15-year-old girl was killed at a home near the Olympic Park in east London yesterday after being shot in the neck.

Police and ambulances were called to reports of a shooting at a residential address in Eastway, Hackney, shortly before 4pm and the teenager, who has now been named Shereka Marsh, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Two 16-year-old boys and a 15-year-old boy were arrested nearby and were taken to an east London police station and a gun was recovered from the house.

Police have blocked off the road in Hackney while detectives carry out investigative work at the residence (Picture: Gregory Walton/PA)

A post-mortem examination took place today determining that the cause of death was a gunshot wound to the neck – detectives from the Met’s Homicide and Major Crime Command continue to investigate.

Police were seen last night standing guard outside the terraced house where the shooting took place and the street, which backs onto Wick Woodland, remains closed.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call detectives on 020 8345 3775 or to call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Three teenage boys have been arrested and remain in police custody (Picture: Gregory Walton/PA)